Zeeland 1759 ducaton Dav-1836
This specimen was lot 2548 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €350 (about US$443 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, ZEELAND, Provincie, AR dukaton (zilveren rijder), 1759. Vz/ Ridder te paard n.r. boven gekroond provinciewapen. Kz/ Gekroond Generaliteitswapen gehouden door twee leeuwen. Klein defect op vz. goede Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, province of Zeeland, silver ducaton of 1759. Obverse: mounted knight charges right over the provincial arms; reverse: arms of the Generality supported by two lions. Small planchet defect on the obverse, good very fine.)"
Zeeland struck ducatons in this style 1753-93. Double ducatons exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.
Specification: 32.78 g, 0.941 fine silver, 43.5 mm diameter, this specimen 32,40 g.
Catalog reference: KM 57.2, Verk. 82, 1; Delm-1028; Dav-1836.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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